Swinging table



- 1,598,662 J. A. SPEER SWINGING TABLE Filed August a, 1925.

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Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

' UNITED STATES JAMES ARTHUR SPEEB, OF ROZEL, KANSAS.

SWINGING TABLE;

Application ,liled August This invention relates to swinging tables foruse on bed rails for the accommodation of the sick.

The object of the invention is to construct a table of this characterwhich may be ad justable vertically and laterally at any angle over thebed and which is equipped with a tray adjustable in various directionsso that it may be used not only as a table to support food but maybeused as a book holder as well.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table of this characterwhich is cheap to construct and which may be readily collapsed to occupya minimum amount of space when not in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made r within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of atable constructed in accordance with this invention with parts brokenout for convenience in illustration and shown clamped to a bed railwhich is shown in transverse section; t

Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof with parts broken out;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;and

Figure 4 is a detail showing the clamp which mounts the table on therail.

In the embodiment illustrated the table constituting this invention isshown mounted on an angle iron bed rail R such as is usually found onmetal beds.

This table comprises a tubular post 1 secured by a clamp 10 rigidly tothe rail B. This hollow post 1 is equipped at its upper end with a setscrew 2 which is designed to adj ustably secure a telescoping postmember 3 to provide for its vertical adjustment for a purpose presentlyto be described.

Hingedly connected to the upper end of post section 3 is a laterallyextending rod or arm 4 which carries at its front end a tray which willbe presently described in detail. A brace 5 is hingedly connected at itsopposite ends with sleeves 6 and 7 s, 1925; Serial masses;

which are mounted to slide respectively on the post section 3 and thearm 4-as is shown clearly in Figure 1. This brace 5 is designed tosupport the tray carrying arm 4 at any desired angle relative to thepost section 3 and which isheld in adjusted po sition by friction stops8 and 9 carried respectively by the post section 3 and the arm 4. Thestop 8 is in the form of aslit clamping ring mounted on the section 3below the sleeve 6 and the stop 91s a similar clamping ring mounted infront of the sleeve 7 on the arm 4 so that when the brace 5 is adjustedit will be held against sliding movement.

The tray 20 is preferably made in the form of a wire frame shown clearlyin Figure 2 to lighten the structure and on which may be placed anordinary removable tray or any other plate like structure or which maybe used directly for supporting books, magazines and the like ifdesired. This tray 20 as shown is composed of heavy Wire bent to formtwo wings 21 and 22 connected by parallel wires 23 and 24 whichconstitute a connecting neck and which are held together by means of aplate 25 having its edges rolled and engaged with the wires 23 and 24 asshown at 26, said rolled edges being cut away midway their ends as shownat 27 and the plate bent to form a bearing 28 between which and thewires 23 and 24 the rod 4 is mounted, and with which the tray isadjustably held engaged by means of a set screw 29 entering through thebearing 28 and engaging the rod 4 as is shown clearly in Figure 8. Itwill thus be seen that by loosening the set screw 29 the tray or tableproper 20 may be tilted to one side or the other to adapt the device tobe used as a book support or for supporting any other article in aninclined position. This table 20 may be adjusted longitudinally on therod 4 to any desired point and secured by tightening set screw29.

The clamp 10 which supports the post 1 on the bed rail is here shownconstructed of heavy wire in the form of two substantially L-shapedmembers 11 and 12 which have interengaging eyes 13 and 14 arranged atthe inner edge of the lateral flange of the rail R as is shown clearlyin Figures 1 and 4.

The upper ends of these members 11 and 12 are provided with loops 15 and16 which contact with each other at the rear of post 1 and through whichand the post a bolt 17' to conform to the shape of the post as shownclearly in Figure 2. I o

A cross bar 18 connects the two'side menibers'of the clamping jaw 12 andhas an out wardly bowed portion 19 which fits over the lower end of post1 and thLlS SQG LlI'(-}ly}hO1ClS it engaged with the bed rail R.

The post section 1 is designed to remain permanently on the bed rail andthe telescoping section 3 is ren iovably engaged therewith by the setscrew; 2 so that when the table is not desired for use section 3 may belifted out of post 1 and the arm 1 folded or not'as desired. 1 1 I 7 Itis of course understood that thetable need not be removed after each usebut may be swung-around out of the way and if desired thearm/l may beelevated so that it will not interfere with nurses and others waiting onthe patient.

I claim v A post securing clamp embodying pivotally connected sections,each of said portions; including right angled members adapted to fitaround an angle bar oi a bed frame, one of said sections having-a curvedupper portion to receive'the post, a cross bar havinga bulgedportioncarried by one of the sections and adapted to engage the post tohold the post into engagement with the angle bar, and means adaptedtoextend through the post and engageone of the sections to hold thesections and post together.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoafi'ixed my signature. v i

JAMES ARTHUR, SPEER.

